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Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 Americans in death of policeman but reduces sentences

Jul. 03, 2024 14:30 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — An Italian appeals court on Wednesday upheld the convictions of two American men in the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation but significantly reduced their sentences. The new verdict, ordered after Italy’s highest court...

Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 Americans in death of a Rome police officer but reduces sentences

Jul. 03, 2024 11:41 AM EDT
ROME (AP) — Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 Americans in death of a Rome police officer but reduces sentences.

Italian Premier Meloni rebukes the youth wing of her far-right party for glorifying fascism

Jul. 03, 2024 11:39 AM EDT

MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Melon i has admonished the youth wing of her far-right Brothers of Italy party after an Italian news outlet published videos showing some of its members glorifying fascism. “I have said and repeated dozens of times, but perhaps I need to...

EU commission approves Lufthansa purchase of long-troubled Italian airline ITA, with conditions

Jul. 03, 2024 09:49 AM EDT

MILAN (AP) — The European Commission on Wednesday approved Lufthansa’s takeover of Italian airline ITA with conditions to protect competition in a deal that Italy's finance minister called “historic.” Lufthansa will invest 325 million euros ($350 million) to acquire a 41%...

Italian landowner is arrested after an Indian worker bled to death in accident with farm equipment

Jul. 02, 2024 21:00 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Italian police arrested a farm owner on Tuesday on suspicion of homicide after one of his workers, an undocumented laborer from India, bled to death when his arm was cut off by a piece of farm equipment. The landowner abandoned the bleeding worker and failed to call an ambulance,...

Eritrea's Biniam Girmay becomes the first Black rider to win a Tour de France stage

Jul. 01, 2024 13:44 PM EDT

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Eritrea's Biniam Girmay became the first Black rider to win a Tour de France stage on Monday. Girmay said his sprint win in the mostly flat third leg was “for all Africans.” “We must be proud now. We are really part of the big races,” he...

Switzerland knocks out defending champion Italy and advances to the Euro 2024 quarterfinals

Jun. 29, 2024 15:22 PM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Defending champion Italy crashed out of the European Championship after losing to Switzerland 2-0 in the last 16 on Saturday. Goals in each half from Remo Freuler and Ruben Vargas gave the Swiss their first win over their southern neighbor for 31 years and set up a...

Defending champion Italy knocked out of the European Championship last 16 by Switzerland

Jun. 29, 2024 13:56 PM EDT
BERLIN (AP) — Defending champion Italy knocked out of the European Championship last 16 by Switzerland.

Cavendish struggles with apparent stomach and heat issues during opening Tour de France stage

Jun. 29, 2024 13:10 PM EDT

RIMINI, Italy (AP) — Mark Cavendish appeared to struggle with stomach and heat issues during the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday. He barely finished within the maximum time limit to keep alive his pursuit of breaking a tie with Eddy Merckx for the most career stage...

Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are among the men to watch

Jun. 27, 2024 11:40 AM EDT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Here are some of the men to watch at Wimbledon, which starts at the All England Club on Monday: Jannik Sinner Ranking: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Italy Age: 22 2024 Record:...